▲ 371 ▼ Massachusetts couple denied foster care application over LGBTQ views, complaint says (www.nbcnews.com) submitted 3 years ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 91 comments fedilink hide all child comments Michael and Catherine Burke allege that the state’s Department of Children and Families discriminated against them for their Catholic viewpoints.
[–] JunctionSystem@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Cat: If someone can't be trusted to treat an adopted kid right, they can't be trusted to treat any kid right. End of story. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JTode@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Well, I'm already on the record as to my view of what constitutes child abuse; the fact of the matter is that we have to live with a lot of people doing a lot of things that we don't like to children in a free society in 2023. What is kinda good from my 50-odd year perspective is that people are not quite so entitled now as they were when I was a kid. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JTode@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Well, I'm already on the record as to my view of what constitutes child abuse; the fact of the matter is that we have to live with a lot of people doing a lot of things that we don't like to children in a free society in 2023. What is kinda good from my 50-odd year perspective is that people are not quite so entitled now as they were when I was a kid. permalink fedilink source parent